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and the u.s. state department travel alert for japan makes a similar point and urges citizens not to travel to japan unless necessary. we will continue to talk to officials out here. >>> we are learning here in the bay area that one of the bay area's best known geographical landmarks would help protect most sea level communities from a tsunami. the golden gate straight would manage the amount of water that pours into the bay area. a new report shows low lying communities along the bay might billion flooded. the force of a tsunami would dispate as it crosses the shallow waters of the bay. >>> new video this morning. speaking of the bay of a tsunami serge that rolled across the bay in marin county. someone posted this video of richardson bay. it was taken around 9:45 friday morning. no damage was reported in marin county but you can see the large wave rippling across the water surface. the tsunami of course was unleashed by the devastating 9.0 earthquake in japan. >>> to prepare for any major disast
and the u.s. state department travel alert for japan makes a similar point and urges citizens not to travel to japan unless necessary. we will continue to talk to officials out here. >>> we are learning here in the bay area that one of the bay area's best known geographical landmarks would help protect most sea level communities from a tsunami. the golden gate straight would manage the amount of water that pours into the bay area. a new report shows low lying communities along the bay...
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it will end up being decided by the u.s. supreme court. >>> the u.s. supreme court -- several high court justices say they are troubled by the case. a ruling for walmart could make it harder to bring class action claims against other larger employers. >>> time now 6:18. on capitol hill the house voted to end an obama administration program designed to prevent foreclosures but the program failed in a lot of cases. democrats say although the program was less successful it did help 600,000 homeowners modify their payments. >>> tomorrow the california high speed rail authority will hold a very special meeting. that will talk about how to spend a possible $2 billion windfall of federal funding. florida's governor turned down that funding he says high speed rail is a bad investment. they are hoping to get some of florida's money hoping it can be diverted to the project here for that bullet train idea from san francisco to san diego. >>> all right we understand there is second san francisco fire this morning we have been covering fires. sal has more details.
it will end up being decided by the u.s. supreme court. >>> the u.s. supreme court -- several high court justices say they are troubled by the case. a ruling for walmart could make it harder to bring class action claims against other larger employers. >>> time now 6:18. on capitol hill the house voted to end an obama administration program designed to prevent foreclosures but the program failed in a lot of cases. democrats say although the program was less successful it did...
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according to the u.s. navy, the u.s. has spent $225 million on tall ma hawk missiles to help establish that no-fly zone in libya. it will cost an additional $100 million a week to maintain that zone. military officials say they may have to ask congress for more money but lawmakers on both sides say america can't afford it. >>> the u.s. military is now investigating the capture of illegal immigrants who were posing as u.s. marines. border patrol agents stopped a van on march 14th near a san diego check point. inside they found 13 illegal immigrants wearing military uniforms. and the van had a fake u.s. government license plate. among those arrested were two u.s. citizens. three illegal immigrants are being held as witnesses. the others were sent back to mexico. >>> all right. time now 6:19. let's check our traffic. a lot going on, right, sal? >>> there is a lot going on. tough driving almost everywhere. we're going to start in the east bay this time and look at the east shore freeway coming in from vallejo. it's low traff
according to the u.s. navy, the u.s. has spent $225 million on tall ma hawk missiles to help establish that no-fly zone in libya. it will cost an additional $100 million a week to maintain that zone. military officials say they may have to ask congress for more money but lawmakers on both sides say america can't afford it. >>> the u.s. military is now investigating the capture of illegal immigrants who were posing as u.s. marines. border patrol agents stopped a van on march 14th near a...
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he said the u.s. should stay involved in afghanistan after the plan 2014 end of combat operations. >>> obviously it would be a small fraction of the presence we have today. but i think we are willing to do that. my sense is they are interested in having us do that. we will be going through this negotiation over the next several months. >> reporter: gates is also meeting with afghan president on the trip. we will stay on top of it with you. and have the latest of secretary gate's message to the troops. >>> bay area gas prices continue to be among the highest in the country. this morning drivers are getting a little bit of a break. triple-a updated its averages. it shows prices have not gone up since yesterday. i'm looking at crude oil prices right now. they are trading up to almost $106 a barrel. in san francisco drivers are still paying $3.94 a gallon in oakland and san jose the average price remains at $3.90. the white house is considering an immediate response to the recent spike in gas prices. >> b
he said the u.s. should stay involved in afghanistan after the plan 2014 end of combat operations. >>> obviously it would be a small fraction of the presence we have today. but i think we are willing to do that. my sense is they are interested in having us do that. we will be going through this negotiation over the next several months. >> reporter: gates is also meeting with afghan president on the trip. we will stay on top of it with you. and have the latest of secretary gate's...
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u.s. rescue helicopter flew in to pick up the pilots, they began firing on those villagers. despite the incident, the villagers say they want the u.s. involvement to continue. >>> the price tag for the u.s. involvement is topping the $100 million mark. and debate over more funding is raging in washington. according to navy figures, the u.s. has spent $225 million already on tomahawk missiles to establish that no-fly zone in libya. and it will cost another $100 million a week to maintain the no-fly zone. military officials say they may have to ask congress for more money. lawmakers on both sides say the country cannot afford it. >>> time now 5:17. the u.s. military now investigating the capture of illegal immigrants who were posing as u.s. marines. border patrol agents stopped this van on march 14th. it was near a san diego check point. inside they found 13 illegal immigrants. they were wearing military uniforms. and the van had a fake u.s. government license plate. among those arrested wer
u.s. rescue helicopter flew in to pick up the pilots, they began firing on those villagers. despite the incident, the villagers say they want the u.s. involvement to continue. >>> the price tag for the u.s. involvement is topping the $100 million mark. and debate over more funding is raging in washington. according to navy figures, the u.s. has spent $225 million already on tomahawk missiles to establish that no-fly zone in libya. and it will cost another $100 million a week to...
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it's critical information as the u.s. decides whether to arm the rebels. >> we have neither ruled it in, nor ruled it out. we are considering all forms of potential assistance to the opposition from humanitarian which we're already providing to political and other forms of support. >> reporter: and also new here on capitol hill this morning i just got a letter that bay area lawmakers barbara lee and lynn woman sent to house speaker john boehner. they are calling for a floor debate and vote on u.s. military involvement in libya. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also this morning in a major blow to libyan leader gadafi, his foreign minister, reportedly resigned. and now he is in london we're told. according to british officials he says he no longer is willing to represent gadafi's regime. >>> well, look at this. speech by the president of syria yesterday appears to have angered rather than appeased demonstrators calling for reform. we want to show you video from that area. this is
it's critical information as the u.s. decides whether to arm the rebels. >> we have neither ruled it in, nor ruled it out. we are considering all forms of potential assistance to the opposition from humanitarian which we're already providing to political and other forms of support. >> reporter: and also new here on capitol hill this morning i just got a letter that bay area lawmakers barbara lee and lynn woman sent to house speaker john boehner. they are calling for a floor debate...
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ten u.s. sailors recovering this morning after the engine of a fighter jet blew up and caught fire on an aircraft carrier off the southern california coast. four sailors rushed to the naval medical center. others were treated for burns. the pilot of the fighter was not hurt at all. we still don't know why the engine blew up. >>> in about 45 minutes defense secretary robert gates will testify on capitol hill about the operation in libya. allison burns is live to tell us what c.i.a. agents are doing on the ground now and how they're making contact with the rebels. allison. >> reporter: dave, american spies are on the ground now in libya trying to learn more about the rebels fighting gadafi's forces. [ sounds of gunfire ] >> repter: this is video of one of the battles on the streets this week. the u.s. and other nato countries are using air strikes to try to help the rebels fighting gadafi's forces, but it's unclear how much progress they're making. the goal for this small groups of c.i.a. operat
ten u.s. sailors recovering this morning after the engine of a fighter jet blew up and caught fire on an aircraft carrier off the southern california coast. four sailors rushed to the naval medical center. others were treated for burns. the pilot of the fighter was not hurt at all. we still don't know why the engine blew up. >>> in about 45 minutes defense secretary robert gates will testify on capitol hill about the operation in libya. allison burns is live to tell us what c.i.a....
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. >>> toyota says it's likely to cut production at some of its assembly plants in the u.s. and canada. it blames a shortage of some parts built only in japan. no word yet on which north american plants will be affected or for how long. toyota has already shut down eleven of its plants in japan. >>> time now 5:23. the internet gaming company zynga is reportedly threatening to leave san francisco. like twitter it wants a deal from the city. they're reportedly asking for an exemption to the city's tax on employee stock options. the maker of the popular farmville and mafia war games expected to go public in the next couple of years. and if there's a tax on stock options, it could be enormous. a deal to give twitter by the way a break on payroll taxes passed a supervisor's committee yesterday. >>> well, the rain clouds are dampening plans for this weekend's britney spears concert. the change of venue and why it's being met with both disappointment and relief. >>> with all the rain, the reservoirs are really filling up fast. one thing east bay mud says could push the water levels
. >>> toyota says it's likely to cut production at some of its assembly plants in the u.s. and canada. it blames a shortage of some parts built only in japan. no word yet on which north american plants will be affected or for how long. toyota has already shut down eleven of its plants in japan. >>> time now 5:23. the internet gaming company zynga is reportedly threatening to leave san francisco. like twitter it wants a deal from the city. they're reportedly asking for an...